1. Year 9 – Geography Revision Guide Name: Class:
Topic 1: On not so solid ground!
Topic 2: Maps and Backpacks
Topic 3: Who wants to be a billionaire?
Please tick when complete:
Structure of the earth – name and describe layers
Geological Time periods and Pangea
4 types of plate boundaries – constructive, destructive, conservative, collision
Earthquakes – What are they? Why do they happen? Diagrams and labels.
Volcanoes - Which boundaries experience volcanoes? What happens inside? See diagram and labels.
How do earthquakes affect people?
How do volcanoes affect people?
How can damage from earthquakes and volcanoes be reduced? (buildings, etc.)
What is a tsunami?
Please tick when complete:
3 types of tourism – define and give examples
The four types of industry
Different types of attractions
Human eg: theme parks
Natural eg: lakes, mountains
How has tourism grown in the last 100 years and why?
Benefits and problems of tourism for local people, economy and environment
Domestic tourism case study eg: Hay-on-Wye, St Ives etc
Mass tourism case study eg: Benidorm, Thailand, Gambia
What is the Butler model?
What does it suggest?
Ecotourism case study eg: small scale tourism in rainforest of Peru
Please tick when complete:
What is development? How can it be measured? Development indicators eg: literacy rate, life expectancy etc
What is the happiness index?
What factors affect the level of development? Eg: political etc
What is the pattern of rich and poor countries/billionaires?
The cycle of poverty
How can the development gap be tackled? (ways poor countries help themselves & rich helping)
Describe the conditions in shanty towns and suggest improvements.
Why are some regions rich? E.g. China, Middle East.
Aid project – how should we reduce the gap?
Should the rich get richer?

2. Year 9 – Geography Revision Guide
Topic 4: Ecosystems
Topic 5: On the move
Hints and tips:
Please tick when complete:
What is an ecosystem? Identify two parts and give examples.
Identify a range of biomes including:
Tropical rainforest
Deciduous woodland
Desert
Tundra
Savanna
Where are they located?
Why are they located there?
How does energy move within an ecosystem?
How do nutrients move within an ecosystem?
Key stone species
Case study of the tundra biome
What are the conditions like?
How do people and animals survive there?
What threats do humans pose?
Please tick when complete:
Keywords and definitions eg: migration, immigration, emigration, illegal immigrant etc
Identify a range of push and pull factors which cause migration
Intercontinental case study of economic migrants – migrating from Africa to Europe
International case study of economic migrants – migrating from Mexico to the USA
Describe the difficulties a refugee might face
Voluntary migration from UK to Spain
Explain a range of positive and negative impacts on the country of origin and the host country
Sources of information:
Exercise book and notes.
Library books/ revision guides.
Internet:
4.Quizes: - made for you by the Geography department!!!!!
5. TV and film documentaries.
You only remember 15% of what you read. So reading through your notes is not enough. You need to use the information in different ways e.g. making mind maps, flash cards, posters and discussing information with family and friends. The best way to revise is to teach others!
Some good advice:
Have a revision timetable
Schedule in breaks/ relaxation
Give yourself enough time (the night before simply is not enough time)
Eat well, keep hydrated and allow yourself enough sleep.